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Purist

One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.

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Bookworm 76% connected

Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.

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Pedant 76% connected

A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.

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Scholastic 76% connected

Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.

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Purism 74% connected

Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.

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Purism 74% connected

Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.

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